Originally Posted by Lagrange
J Packer, 320 on my CV, are you off to Dragon or India?
It surprises me the lack of professional due diligence done by Oz pilots. But for those who are just using the luxury of living in Australia to gain hours for foreign jobs, here goes.
Firstly, Dragonair has no requirment for Airbus experience. They have willingly interviewed large numbers of Virgin Blue 737 pilots- but only taken a handful. Secondly, there is a recruitment ban in place by ALPA, which suggests conditions of service are deteriorating. If you can't maintain conditions in J*, how will you go without labour rights in Hong Kong or China?
If Dragonair is so good, why are you waiting? To cock up conditions for Oz pilots at home?
India is an emerging market for expat pilots. It is probably not worth gambling, giveaway widebody flying rates in Australia, on a whim that India could be a haven of highly paid jobs. At the moment, Indian expat flying is not that lucratrive. India has many problems for expat families and rostering is chaotic.
Today's expat pilot market, is not always there tomorrow. It's a shame you don't realise the best deal you will ever get, is the negotiating you will do now.